The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of self-esteem and
interpersonal functioning in psychiatric outpatients. Self-esteem is commonly regarded as the
evaluative aspects of the person’s ...

Organizational changes and interpersonal conflicts at work are topics that have been shown great interest in the research literature. Despite the fact that there has been identified a relationship
between these phenomena, ...

The purpose of this paper is to elucidate parentification as a phenomenon. Parentification can cause a number of personality-related, emotional and social consequences for the children who experience it. Alcohol abuse among ...

The topic of this thesis is therapeutic alliance with patients with narcissistic personality disorders (NPD). The purpose of this paper is to investigate how such an alliance can be achieved, despite poor and diffuse ...

The overall purpose of the present study was to increase the knowledge about satisfaction
in late childhood. The data analysis was based on a three-year survey study including 1153
children, 10 – 12 years old. The data ...

Brief dynamic psychotherapy has its origins in traditional psychodynamic therapy. The most
important features of brief dynamic psychotherapy include preplanned time-limited therapy,
identifying and holding on to a focus, ...

Anxiety in people with dementia is a prevalent problem and is often associated with increased burden for patients, relatives and healthcare professionals. A large extent of the disorder is treated through drug therapy with ...

There has been a growing interest in emotional abilities within the field of emotion research. This thesis deals with identification and description of emotions, here referred to as "emotional awareness". It has been ...

Background
In Australia and the USA, national guidelines exist for limiting children's screen-exposure to two hours per day. This study aims to determine whether exceeding the suggested guidelines for screen-based sedentary ...

This article is based on a qualitative interview study among former political prisoners in Turkey sentenced to
years of imprisonment due to their links to the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party). In the aftermath of the ...